Crime Prevention

There is brimming triangular tension between local, state, and national governing bodies about how cities should best protect their citizenry from gun violence.

Only a fraction of bias crimes ever get reported. Fewer still get successfully prosecuted. Perhaps the widespread lack of training for frontline officers has something to do with that.

New research suggests utilizing a mix of approaches would be most effective.

Expanding on the Situational Crime Prevention theory that making crimes harder or less appealing to commit will make them less likely to occur, two criminologists make the case for "providing opportunities" for would-be criminals to commit their acts legally and safely.